HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 63-2015 RESOLUTION NO.63-2015
CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
A RESOLUTION MAKING FINDINGS AND CONSIDERING
THE 2015 ADDENDUM TO THE 1996, 1998/99 AND 2005/06
SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORTS
AND 2000, 2006, 2008, AND 2012 ADDENDA TO THOSE
REPORTS FOR THE 2015 TERRABAY (CENTENNIAL
TOWERS) PROJECT
WHEREAS, Myers Development Company, LLC ("Applicant") owns property
commonly known as Terrabay Phase III of the Terrabay Specific Plan, which is located at One
and Two Tower Place in South San Francisco, California; and,
WHEREAS, the Terrabay project has an extensive planning history, dating back to the
early 1980s; and,
WHEREAS, in 1982 the City Council of South San Francisco ("City Council"), pursuant
to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"), certified an Environmental Impact
Report ("EIR") for the Terrabay project and adopted a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting
Program (MMRP); and,
WHEREAS in 1996, 1998/99 and 2005/2006, respectively, the City adopted
Supplemental Environmental Impact Reports ("SEIR") which each analyzed the environmental
impacts of the Terrabay project and its modifications, including the potential impacts of
development of Terrabay Phase III; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council considered the 2000 Addendum to the 1998/99 SEIR by
Resolution #147-2000 and approved the 2000 Plan Amendment by Resolution #148-2000
representing the Mitigated Plan Alternative identified in the 1998/99 SEIR; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council considered the 2008 Addendum and approved the 2008
Plan Amendment to the 2006 Final Terrabay Specific Plan, in July of 2008 by Resolution #s 88-
2008 and 09; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council certified the 2005/06 SEIR, which built upon the certified
1998/99 SEIR, 1996 SEIR and 1982 EIR, and adopted a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting
Program ("MMRP") for Terrabay Phase III by Resolution 81-2006, all of which remain in effect;
and,
WHEREAS, the City Council also considered the 2006 Addendum by Resolution #81-
2006 and approved the 2006 Plan Amendment on October of 2006 by Resolution 82-2006; and,
WHEREAS,pursuant to consideration of the 2000 and 2006 Addenda and certification of
the 1998/99 and 2005/06 SEIRs, for those impacts of the 2006 Plan Amendment and Final
Terrabay Specific Plan that would remain significant and unavoidable, the City adopted a
Statement of Overriding Considerations; and,
WHEREAS, the Applicant now requests an amendment to the Final Terrabay Specific
Plan and Precise Plan in order to permit a second development option consisting of Research
and Development("2015 Project"); and,
WHEREAS, environmental analysis was conducted pursuant to CEQA, included as
Exhibit A to this resolution and incorporated by reference, to determine if additional
environmental review was required for the 2015 Project, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section
15162; and,
WHEREAS, based on the analysis conducted, the City determined that the potentially
significant effects of the 2015 Project were previously and adequately addressed in the prior
CEQA documents, including the 2000, 2006, 2008 and 2012 Addenda, the 2005/06 SEIR, the
1998/99 SEIR, 1996 SEIR and 1982 EIR; and,
WHEREAS, the 2015 Project remains subject to all previously adopted mitigation
measures applicable to the Project and Project site; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 15162 of the CEQA Guidelines, no subsequent EIR
shall be prepared for the 2015 Project, as no substantial changes have been proposed to the
project or the conditions under which the project will be carried out that require major revisions
to the previous EIRs. No new significant environmental impacts have been identified and no
substantial increase in the severity of previously identified impacts has been discovered. The
2015 Project remains subject to all previously adopted mitigation measures, as applicable; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15164, an Addendum, included as
Exhibit A to this resolution and incorporated by reference ("2015 Addendum"), was prepared for
the 2015 Project, which identifies the project changes and their relationship to the analysis in the
previous Addenda, SEIRs, and EIR; and,
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a properly noticed public hearing on June 4,
2015, at which time interested parties had the opportunity to be heard, to review the 2015 Project
including the environmental findings, as well as supporting documents, prior to making a
recommendation on the 2015 Project; and
WHEREAS, a Staff Report dated June 4, 2015 was submitted to the Planning
Commission analyzing the 2015 Project and recommending approval of the 2015 Addendum and
the project applications; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission exercised its independent judgment and analysis,
and considered all reports, recommendations and testimony before making a recommendation on
the 2015 Addendum and the 2015 Project.
NOW THEREFORE, based on the entirety of the record before it, which includes
without limitation, the California Environmental Quality Act, Public Resources Code §21000, et
seq. and the CEQA Guidelines, 14 California Code of Regulations §15000, et seq.; the South San
Francisco General Plan, and General Plan Environmental Impact Report; the South San
Francisco Municipal Code; the Final Terrabay Specific Plan, as amended in 2000, 2006, 2008,
2012 and proposed for amendment in 2015; the 2005/06 Certified Supplemental Environmental
Impact Report and 2000, 2006, 2008 and 2012 Addenda and Mitigation Monitoring and
Reporting Program; the 1998/99 Certified Terrabay Supplemental Environmental Impact Report,
which includes the 1982 Certified Terrabay Environmental Impact Report; the Certified 1996
Terrabay Supplemental Environmental Impact Report and Addendum to the 1998/99 Certified
Terrabay Supplemental Environmental Impact Report; all site plans, and all reports, minutes,
and public testimony submitted as part of the Planning Commission's duly noticed June 4, 2015
meeting, and Planning Commission deliberations; all reports, minutes, and public testimony
submitted as part of the City Council's duly noticed public hearing on June 24, 2015, and City
Council deliberations; and any other evidence (within the meaning of Public Resources Code
§21080(e) and §21082.2), the City Council of the City of South San Francisco hereby finds as
follows:
1. The foregoing Recitals are true and correct and made a part of this Resolution.
2. The City Council, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15164, subsection (d),
has considered the Addendum prepared for the 2015 R&D Project including the related Initial
Study and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, attached hereto as Exhibit A, and
incorporated herein by reference along with the previously certified EIRs and SEIRs.
3. Upon consideration of the Addendum, the City Council finds that the proposed
2015 Project, consisting of a Research and Development option, will not result in any of the
conditions identified in CEQA Guidelines section 15162 that would require further
environmental review through preparation of an EIR.
4. A second development alternative permitting Research and Development uses in
the Centennial Towers will not create any new significant impacts or substantially more severe
impacts as compared to those already identified and analyzed in the 2000, 2006, 2008 and 2012
Addenda and the 2005/06 SEIR, 1998/99 SEIR, 1996 SEIR and 1982 EIR. Further, the City
Council finds that there is no new information of substantial importance that demonstrates new
or substantially more severe significant effects, as compared to those identified in the prior
CEQA documents. Nor are any new or additional mitigation measures required to mitigate any
impacts of the 2015 Project.
5. Accordingly, the City Council finds that CEQA Guidelines section 15162 does
not require any further CEQA review, and that an addendum, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines
section 15164, is the appropriate environmental document for approval of the 2015 Project.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of South San Francisco
does hereby:
1. Consider the 2015 Addendum, including the related Initial Study and Mitigation
Monitoring and Reporting Program, as described in Exhibit A and incorporated herein by
reference.
2. Find that pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15162 the 2015 Project does not
require any further CEQA review, and that the Addendum prepared, pursuant to CEQA
Guidelines section 15164, is the appropriate environmental document for approval of the 2015
Project.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Resolution shall become effective immediately
upon its passage and adoption.
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I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was regularly introduced and adopted by
the City Council of the City of South San Francisco at a regular meeting held on the 24th day of
June 2015 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Karyl Matsumoto and Liza Normandy
Vice Mayor Mark N. Addiego and Mayor Richard A. Garbarino
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Councilmember Pradeep Gupta
ATTEST: G , i
Deputy City Clerk